April 2010

This recording was made during the panel
discussion at the first Wire Salon, which was held on 1
April 2010 at London's Cafe Oto. The panel was made up of Mark
Fisher, Adam Harper, Joseph Stannard and moderator Tony Herrington,
and debated how the term hauntology has entered music criticism as
a means of understanding the uncanny quality of so much
contemporary audio, from spektral disco to dubstep, Hypnagogic pop
and beyond.

The night also featured screenings of three short films by
Julian House (Ghost Box, The Focus Group), a live audio-visual set
by Moon Wiring Club and eldritch vinyl interludes courtesy of
Mordant Music.

Thanks to Richard Thomas at Resonance 104.4FM for the
recording.

The second Wire Salon, Sonic Warfare: The
Politics of Frequency, takes place at Cafe Oto on 6 May.